Reference data
Chronic pain and Texas crash statistics
Current national pain data and Texas traffic crash figures, collected in one source-backed reference for patients, writers, and community partners.
Last updated October 6, 2026. Statistics are reported for the source year shown with each figure.
Pain and injury affect daily life, work, and recovery in ways that deserve clear context. The figures below come directly from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics and the Texas Department of Transportation. They are presented as public reference data, not as medical advice or a substitute for an individual evaluation.
Chronic pain in the United States
24.3%
of U.S. adults reported chronic pain
The National Health Interview Survey defined this as pain experienced most days or every day in the past three months.
CDC National Center for Health Statistics, 2023 National Health Interview Survey, published 20248.5%
of U.S. adults reported high-impact chronic pain
This means chronic pain that frequently limited life or work activities in the past three months.
CDC National Center for Health Statistics, 2023 National Health Interview Survey, published 202436.0%
of adults age 65 and older reported chronic pain
The corresponding figure for adults age 18 to 29 was 12.3%, according to the same national survey.
CDC National Center for Health Statistics, 2023 National Health Interview Survey, published 2024Texas traffic crash and injury data
251,977
people were injured in Texas traffic crashes
Texas reported this statewide total for calendar year 2024, based on reportable motor vehicle traffic crashes.
Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Facts, calendar year 202418,218
people sustained a serious injury in Texas crashes
Those injuries occurred in 14,905 serious-injury crashes during calendar year 2024.
Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Facts, calendar year 2024Every 2 minutes, 5 seconds
a person was injured in a reportable Texas crash
This is TxDOT’s statewide frequency estimate for calendar year 2024.
Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Facts, calendar year 2024How to use these figures
These are population-level statistics. They describe a survey or statewide crash-reporting system, not an individual person’s diagnosis, prognosis, or care needs. For the pain figures, “chronic pain” means pain reported most days or every day during the previous three months. TxDOT’s crash figures reflect reportable crashes recorded for calendar year 2024.
Sources and methodology
- CDC National Center for Health Statistics, “Chronic Pain and High-impact Chronic Pain in U.S. Adults, 2023”. NCHS Data Brief No. 518, published November 2024. The report uses the nationally representative 2023 National Health Interview Survey of the U.S. civilian, noninstitutionalized adult population.
- Texas Department of Transportation, “Texas Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Facts, Calendar Year 2024”. Figures reflect Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Reports received and processed by TxDOT as of April 9, 2025.
Cite this page
Twisted Spine and Joint. “Chronic Pain and Texas Crash Statistics.” Updated October 6, 2026. https://twistedspineandjoint.com/chiropractic-statistics
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